Necktie.



J. F. MANSURE.

NECKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. 1915.

LQBEL Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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JoHN r. MANSUHE, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssreNoR or ONE-HALF rroFRANK P. BROOKE, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKTIE.

Specication of Letters Patent. Ptentd Aug', 2S, 1917,

Application led March 14, 1916. Serial N o. 84,001.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. MANsunE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in neck-ties of the bow-tie type.

It has for itsl object broadly to provide a construction in which oneend of the tie is adapted to be bent and looped and so held that itpresents an appearance substantially identical withithat of the ordinarybow-knot of the bow-tie now in general use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a tie of the character inquestion having at one end an attaching means for securing the same atthe front of the neck band of a shirt and also having a transverse loopat such end. The said tie is also provided with attaching means situatedat a point distant from the opposite end of the said tie the portionthereof beyond said lastmentioned attaching means being adapted to hepassed through the said transverse loop and then bent upon itself andthe end extended reversely through said loop.

A further and broadly stated object of my invention is to provide aconstruction whereby the necessity for tying the same 1n a bow-knot isobviated.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be referred to andpointed out in the detailed description thereof which follows or will beapparent from such description.

In the accompanying drawing to which reference should be had for thepurpose of more easily understanding my invention I have illustrated oneform of a convenient embodiment of the same but it will be understoodthat the same is susceptible of embodiment in other forms ofconstruction within the scope of the claim appended hereto.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a front eleva-tion of the upper portion of a shirt and acollar and a necktie, the latter embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the inside of the tie in extended orflattened position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the overlapped ends of acollar and of the front .or bow portion of the tie, the overlapped endsof both the collar and the necktie being secured together by means ofthe collar button shown in position; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the front portion of the tie as itappears when tied and when being worn. s

Referring to the drawings, l designates the upper portion of a shirt and2 a standing collar of known construction. 3 designates a collar buttonat the center of the rear of the neck band of the shirt, and 4L thecollar button by means -of which the front open edge of the neck band ofthe shirt arev connected together and by means of which the front endportions of the tie are connected with the collar and with the neck bandof the shirt. 5 designates `as a r whole a neck-tie embodying myinvention which is provided at the center of the portion which extendsaround the collar with a button-hole 6 which is adapted to be engaged bythe outer head (not shown) of the collar button 3. At one end theneck-tie 5 i is provided with a button hole 7 adapted to be engaged bythe front collar button 4 and is also provided with the loop 8 whichextends over or overlies the front side of the end portion of the tie,concealing the button-hole 8. At a point a distance from the oppositeend of the tie a button-hole 10 is provided which also is adapted to beengaged by the button 4. The portions of the tie ll beyond thebutton-hole 10 are widened and constitute that part thereof which islooped underneath the transversely looped portion 8 for the purpose offorming the bow part of the tie. The tie so arranged is clearly shown inFigs. 1, 3 and 4.

Instead of using the buttonholes 6, 7 and 10 any other suitable meansmay be provided for securing the tie in proper position around thecollar.

In placing the tie about the collar and in forming the bow which isshown very clearly in Figs. 1 and l of the drawings the collar buttons 3and 4 are engaged with the button-holes 6 and 7, either being buttonedfirst as may be desired, after which the end portion ll extending beyondthe button-hole 10 is inserted through the loop 8 and the collar button4i engaged with the said button-hole 10. It might be that the collarbutton would or could be engaged with the button-hole 10 before theinsertion of the end portion l1 that the said portion 11 would beinserted through the transversely extending loop 8 bei'ore engaging thecollar button 4 with the said button-hole 10. After having inserted theend portion l1 of the tie through the loop 8 and after having insertedthe button -l into the button-hole 10 the end portion llis bentforwardly upon itself and eX- tended in reverse directionV back throughthe said loop 8 as is very clearly shown in Figs. 3 'and 4 of thedrawing to form a loop 12 thereby presenting an appearance substantiallyidenticalwith that of the bow of the ordinary bow'type.

' It will be seen,therefore, that I have provided a constructionrof'bow-tie which has single Aend only which is adapted to be bent and'looped to rforinthe bow. Vhile it is" true that in ysuchy aconstruction of tieonly one end thereof is visible after the samelhasf-been placed about the collar and properly looped or folded, yet inactual use this is not noticeable and even if noticed rendersthe ltie-easily and readily applicable lto the collar so that a person whoisunable to tie the usual bow-knot of a tie of this l character may with`ease land with facility place'this tie `in position about the collarand forni the loop therein to represent the ordinary bow of a bow-tie asis shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawing.

I claim A bow neck-tie consisting of a band of :A

ing a button-hole at a distance from either l end and beyond which theysaid end portion extends which last lmentioned button-hole isalsoadap-ted to be engaged'byl the said collar button, the said firstnamed end portion which `extends Abeyond `theQlast mentioned button-holebeing adapted to be extended through-the said 'loop and to be then lbenttoward the front and extended in reverse direction through the said loopto form the bow of the tie, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as `my invention I have hereuntosigned my name `this 13th day of March, A. D; 1916.

AJOHN MANsURE.

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